WEBVTT F@ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRYNNEWHITTAF@KER JOINS US LIVE INF@SALINAS WITH THE LATEST.F@REPORTER: THE MAJORITYF@ OF PEOPLEWEREF@ AGAINST THE PROJECT, BUTBEHIND IN THE APPEAL.F@THE BOARD DECIDED TOF@ MOVEF@FORWARD WITH STAFFRECOF@MMENDATIONS TO GIVE THEPROJECT THE GREEN LIGHT.THE AFFORDABLE HOUSINGF@ COMPLEXWILL GOF@ IN AT THIS LOCATION.ITF@ IS FULL OF PINEF@ TREES.F@IT CALLS FOR THE REMOVALF@F@F@ OF 725TREES AND THAT IS WHYF@ NEIGHBORSARE CONCERNED.ITF@ IS INSIDE THE PEBBLE BEACHF@GATE, THISF@ IS ON MORRIS DRIVE.THEF@ PROJECTF@ WILL TAKE UP ABOUT13 ACRES, BUT THE HOUSING WILLF@BE ON LESSON PLAN THREE ACRESF@ --F@LESS THAN THREE ACREF@S.THE REST WILL BE OPEN SPACE,OPEN TO NEARBYF@ RESIDEF@NTS FORWALKING AND RE-CREATION.THE MAJORITYF@ OF NEIGHBORS AT THEF@MEETING URGED THAT THE BEF@TTEROPTION WOULD BE BUILDINGF@ ATF@SUNSET, WITH NOF@ FOREST.THEY WORRY THE NEW COMPLEX WILLF@CHANGE THE FEEL OF THE AREA.F@AND IT WF@ILL CHANGE THEECOSYSTEM.>>F@ IT WILL CHANGEF@ THE CHARACTEROF THE NEIGHBORHOOD, THELIGHTING AND THE NOISE, AND THEF@SAFETY AND TRAFFIC.F@>>F@ I THINK THAT INCLUSIONARYF@HOUSING COULD BE BETTER DOWN ONF@SUNSET AND 17 MILEF@ DRIVE, CLOSERTO F@SPANISHF@F@ BAY.>>F@ WE UNDERSTAND THE NEED FORF@AFFORDABLEF@ HOUSING AND IF AF@PRIVATE EMPLOYERF@ WANTS TO BUILDON THEIR PROPERTY, WE NEED TOF@ENCOURAGE THEM.>>F@ WE ARE HAPPY THAT THE BOARDF@APPROVED THE PROJECT AF@NDRECOGNIZED THE BENEFITS AND THEF@NEXT STEP IS CONSTRUCTIONF@DRAWINGS AND BUILF@DING THEPROJECT.REPORTER: THEF@ ALTERNATIVEF@ SPOTSLIKE 17 MILE DRIVE AND SUNSETF@WOULD HAVE TO BEF@ RE-ZONED ASRESIDENTIAL SPOTS,F@ WHEREAS THISF@SPOT IS READY NOW.THE BEACHF@ COMPANY ALSOF@ SAYS THEYMET WITHF@ COMPANIES THATSPECIALIZE IN AFFORDABLE HOUSINGF@AND THEY RECOMMENDED THIS SPF@OT.AS FOR WHO WILLF@ LIVE IN THEUNITS COME OF THAT WILLF@ ACTUALLYF@-- UNITS, THAT WILL ACTUALLY GOF@TO PEBBLE BEACH EMPLOYEES, A F@FEWOF THEM SUCH AS THEF@F@ CLEANERSF@F@ WHOSPOKE AT THE MEETING AND A LOTOFF@ THEM WERE IN FAVORF@ TO MYSAYING THEY WOULD F@BENEFIT FROMIT AND IT WOULD CUT DOWN ON THECOMMUTE AND HELP GET THEIRF@ KIDSF@CLOSER TO BETTER SCHOOLS.